Braintree Town appear to have found another manager with a reputation for tireless hard work after appointing Jamie Day as their new boss.

The 36-year-old former Arsenal and Bournemouth player was appointed yesterday as successor to Danny Cowley in the Iron's managerial hotseat and Braintree chairman Lee Harding feels it is another strong appointment.

Cowley earned a reputation for fastidious hard work in preparing his team during his year in charge - that ended with the club sitting third in the Vanarama National League - and Harding believes Day fits a similar mould.

Day will be well-known to Braintree fans, having played against them while at Welling United and as manager at the Wings, before a stint as Ebbsfleet boss and then as part of the management team that led Forest Green Rovers to second in the league last year.

All the teams he has been involved with have tended to have a strong record against Braintree in the past and the work ethic that was behind successes such as those was what caught the Iron board's attention as they made their appointment.

Harding said: "Going through the interview process and having got to know Jamie over the course of various years, it has been his work-rate ethic that has most impressed me.

"It is his commitment to putting time and effort in and his ability to get the best out of sensible resources.

"I think that's not just here, but also at other clubs he's been at.

"He has been on an interesting journey over the last 18 months to two years, with his time at Ebbsfleet - that didn't last too long for a weird set of reasons - and then Forest Green (last year) where he was partnering Ady Pennock.

"They got off to a flying start there with the first nine games of the season being all wins and they finished above us, which not many teams managed to do last year.

"It does help when your budget is ten times what we have but credit where it's due as they had a very good season and my understanding is that when the manager was relieved of his position at Forest Green, they were looking to Jamie Day to take it on.

"Jamie, having been brought in by a good friend, remained loyal to his friend and stepped away.

"He is a winner and we've seen it on so many occasions against us.

"His sides are organised and difficult to break down and more often than not beat us."